Wilshere’s current £90,000-a-week agreement has two-and-a-half years left but the Londoners do not want to risk a situation where he could be antagonised into pushing for a transfer.

“He has two years left and I want Jack to stay here,” explained the Arsenal manager at his media conference on Wednesday. “He is a special case because he is a special talent and he comes out of the club. And he is an England international and I hope his injuries will stop at some stage.

“I’ve spoken to him about the injuries because when you love football and at his age, when you wake up in the morning and you can’t practice that’s terrible. They need support and I try to give it to him.